None Before Him

not from the heavens high he fell

but from the deepest abyss he rose

within us and without us

he, older than all other gods

whose names no stone ever mentions

who left the faintest trace in the memory of man

so is he, the lord of evil, mighty and ever here

what you call hidden is only hidden to you

I know hence I am, a secret unlocked, holy his law

iron will, firm belief, all is spread out before me

none before him

the truth like a savage beast set free

Denn er ist das Gift,

das die Schöpfung verderbt,

eure Gnosis mit Schrecken und Blut erstickt.

Er ist die alte Schlange,

die ihre Windungen mehrt

und die Welt umschlingt.

In apokatyptischen Träumen sehen wir

seine Morgenröte dämmern.

Unter dem schweigenden Sternenhimmel,

in der kältesten aller Lüfte,

führt er seine Heerschar an.

victorious is his army, burnt earth we walk upon

vicious is his iron arm

underneath he crushes the unbeliever

wytches and daemons obey him

all dance under his command

none before him - titans, temples and time

all left for the sand

the grim and stygian shape of the opposer